OSHA Inspection: PRECISION TAPPING, INC.

Issued

2018-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about May 24, 2018, at the Mansions of Gwinnett project 2400 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  An employee performing pipeline work was exposed to struck-by and cave-in hazards while working inside an approximately 7.6-feet deep, 21-foot long, and up to 10-feet wide excavation when the employer did not instruct the employee how to recognize and minimize excavation hazards.

Issued

2018-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2217.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about May 24, 2018, at the Mansions of Gwinnett project 2400  Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  An employee performing pipeline work was exposed to struck-by hazards from falling rocks and dirt clods when he worked inside an excavation without wearing a hard hat.

Issued

2018-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:  On or about May 24, 2018, at the Mansions of Gwinnett project 2400 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  An employee performing pipeline work was exposed to struck-by and cave-in hazards while working inside an approximately 7.6-feet deep, 21-foot long, and up to 10-feet wide unprotected excavation that had rocks and dirt clods falling inside the excavation.

Issued

2018-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  On or about May 24, 2018, at the Mansions of Gwinnett project 2400 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  An employee performing pipeline work was exposed to cave-in hazards while working inside an unprotected excavation that was approximately 7.6-feet deep, 21-feet long, and up to 10-feet wide when the employer did not install a ladder inside the excavation.

Issued

2018-11-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  On or about May 24, 2018, at the Mansions of Gwinnett project 2400 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia:  An employee performing pipeline construction work was exposed to cave-in hazards while working inside an unprotected approximately 7.6-feet deep, 21-foot long, and up to 10-feet wide unprotected excavation.